Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 02/19/1987

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regular Council m~eting agenda for Oanua~ 2'/. Notion carried. Voting les.' Mayor Reimann, Council_~e~__~ers Sorteberg, Cox, Pearson. Case ~: Desi_cmate/Radesiqnate Official Representative For City Of R~msey In Tabor Negotiations: Councilmember Cox stated that he had requested this case be' placed on the agenda for discussion because he doesn't believe it is a good policy to have the city aclMnistrator representing the employer in negotiations with those persons with when he must carry on a day-to-day working relationship. Mr. Goodrich stated that he contacted 3 experts in the area of labor negotiations and researched the policy used in other communities. Mr. Goodrich stated the general consensus seems to be that the proper representative of the employer depends on whatever the council is o0mfortable with; that it can be a case by case situation depending on politics and working relationships at the time. Mr. Goodrich stated that negotiators generally charge $75/hour. Mr. Goodrich stated Council's options as being: 1) Continue negotiations with Mr. Hartley representing the City; 2) Hire a negotiator; 3) Proceed with a negotiation team consisting of City Attorney and City AclMnistrator. Mr. ~artley a~reed that the employer's negotiator should be determined on a year-by-year basis as there are years where it would be better to have experts negotiate the contract; that in his past employment he has made that very recommendation to council. Mr. Hartley stated that he has no problem with Council selecting an outside negotiator as he would look forward to working with experts in that field. Councilmember Cox stated that he feels Mr. Hartley has a good handle on negotiations this year; that Mr. Goodrich should team with Mr. Hartley to make sure everything is kept legal; and it is important that the City Administrator and Council realize there is the option to hire negotiators. MAYCR AND COUNCIL INFJT a) City Policy_ Regardin9 Dual Co~aission Roles - Mayor Reimann brought up for discussion the idea of limiting persons to serving on one c~nission only. Mr. Hartley stated that limiting membership to one commission does make room for more citizens to get involved in the process of local goverr~nent. Motion by Councilmember Cox and seconded by Councilmember DeLuca, for discussion, directing the City Attorney to draft an ordinance that would limit persons to serving on one commission at a time. Further Discussion: Councilm~__ber DeLuca stated that a positive aspect of allowing for o0~mission membership crossover would be improved communication between cc~missions; suggest limiting dual cc~mission roles to one member per City Council/January 6, 1987 Page 10 of 12